Washing of girls’ feet ‘opens door to women priests’

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The Pope’s decision to wash the feet of female offenders has shocked some
traditionalists, who fear that it could open the door to the ordination of
women.

Francis washed and kissed the feet of a group that included two young women,
one of them a Muslim, at a juvenile detention centre in Rome on Maundy
Thursday, provoking criticism from conservative theologians.

“This is a symbol, it is a sign. Washing your feet means I am at your
service,” Pope Francis told the group, aged 14 to 21, at the Casal del Marmo
detention facility. “Help one another. This is what

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Pope Francis washes the foot of a prisoner at a juvenile detention centre

March 30 2013 Reuters

Pope Francis washes the foot of a prisoner at a juvenile detention centre